User talk:Tysto

Hi. I'd like to thank you for contributing your photos to the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge Wikipedia article. I'm planning to write articles about Cincinnati's other Ohio River bridges sometime soon, so if you have any photos of them, or get the chance to take any, they would be of great assistance. Thanks, --taestell

I just went out and took some for you. And I'll try to take a few more this afternoon and post them by tomorrow. --Tysto 16:20, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Hi Tysto, I want to ask you for your permission to dual-license Image:Landschaft Zug.jpg under GFDL and cc-by-sa-2.0-de. It becomes necessary because I uploaded your modified version of the original image and therefore you have to agree too. Furthermore I want to ask you, if you could apply the same techniques to Image:Landschaft 2 Zug.jpg. Thanks in advance. --Baikonur 13:12, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yes, of course! It never occurred to me otherwise. I assumed the original photo was licensed with the requirement that all derivitive works were also free, anyway. I really only made the change so it would look a little nicer as my wallpaper! These are beautiful images. I think all I did to the original was apply a fill flash. A new version of the new one is here: Landschaft 2 Zug.jpg --Tysto 15:16, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your permisson, your modified image and your fast reaction. :-) The original photo was indeed licensed with the requirement that all derivitive works were also free, but only under the terms of the GFDL. The GFDL however is not always practical. If you want to print an image licensed unter the GFDL according to the license terms you have to also print the whole license and not only a note that this image is licensed under the GFDL. Someone who want to use an image licesend as cc-by-sa does not has this problem. Therefore it is strongly recommended to dual-license your images under GFDL and cc-by-sa. See Commons:Village pump archive-13#Why the Wikimedia projects (and especially commons) should not use the GFDL as a stand alone license for more information. Because I wanted to dual-license the image under an additonal license I had to ask you for permission. Best regards --Baikonur 18:05, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for the link to the edited photo, it looks much better. I think I'll upload it in place of the old one. Sadly I have no idea about photo editing, so I couldn't do anything like that. And the photo wasn't perfect because it was one of the first photos taken by my wife with her newly bought camera, but I like it very much anyway. ;-) --P.B. 22:03, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Oppose It is clearly taken in a zoo: this southeast European species doesn't occur naturally together with (South American) Ringed Teal (represented by the blue squiggle). --Tysto 6 July 2005 00:55 (UTC)

I don't think its a waste of time. But you should clarify if the photos are only US cities or global cities. Thanks Nichalp July 9, 2005 05:01 (UTC)

Thanks! I only fly over US cities, and mostly Indiana right now. But I would encourage anyone to take aerial photos of any cities listed in Wikipedia. My view is that having any photos of towns and cities improves the articles, with ground photos of landmarks being best (see my home town of Bremen, Indiana) but I can take pictures of dozens of cities from the air that I'll never actually visit. I'll add these clarifiers to my progress page. --Tysto 03:53, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

That's a really small town! Here's an aerial shot of my city [1], and yes, it does give an edge to the location, especially if the roads and buildings can be seen clearly. Nichalp 18:32, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

Unfortunately that's not my image :( so I can't add it to wikipedia. It could be a FP though, if the photographer would allow its use here. A anon had posted the link to the w:Mumbai page about a month back. Nichalp 05:29, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

Hy Tysto, I don't "deny" you anything, and this is nothing personal at all, but I do think we need a guidline for something like that. Mostly, these issues are (sadly) only looked at by a considerable enough number of people if put on "deletion requests", so please don't be angry at me. --AndreasPraefcke 15:35, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

I'm sure it's not personal, but requesting my user category be deleted is an attempt to deny me the use of a user category. I couldn't just create another one without expecting that it would also be deleted. For my justification for categorizing my photos with my user name in the first place, please refer to this discussion: Commons:Village_pump#User_categories.

I would like to thank you about your enhancements to my photos. :) I'm at the first time with digital cameras and never used programs like gimp. Just a question: the photos was terrific about the dominants or about the subject? :) --EdoM 14:43, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

I don't know anything about Gamla. I just liked the photos. They were big and clear and illustrated the subject very well. :-) --Tysto 02:46, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

Hi, this is io:user:mithridates from the Ido Wikipedia. I've been translating and uploading articles on cities for the past month or so and have gotten up to Indiana - I have an automatic translater for most of the content (statistics and whatnot) and the rest I write myself, but I just delete images if they aren't on the Commons. Nice to see that you've taken so many photos as it really improves the look of the pages I'm putting up.

You're welcome! I have a passing interest in Ido myself. I'll take a look at the pages. --Tysto 16:14, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Oh, that's good to hear. Most people have never heard of the language or they think it has something to do with Ibo. Last week somebody decided to publish a mystery novel of theirs in the language, and there was another podcast this morning somebody recorded so it's quite nice to see. I didn't know about it until April this year myself but I'm pretty sure it almost died before the internet came around. I've finished all the cities in Indiana and am doing Iowa - pretty much no pictures whatsoever. Ah well. mithridates

Assuming you're doing them alphabetically, then I hope to have northeastern Ohio pretty well documented by the time you get to it. I'm a travelin' man, and I've made a lot of stops.... --Tysto 18:38, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Hi Tysto - i'm an amateur on this field, but the plant on this image looks more like an elderberry. I don't think the image shows grapes ... the leaves look completly different to vine-leafes. Greetings, -- Schusch 21:09, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks! I had asked for confirmation on grape when I initially posted it, but this is the first response I've heard. --Tysto 03:11, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Tysto, do you think it would be possible to take some aerial photos of Chicago (like your photo of Indianapolis) and maybe some of its suburbs? Thanks, Dralwik 16:36, 22 December 2005 (UTC).

Unfortunately, I haven't been flying that way and don't expect to for some time. I take pictures from commercial airplanes I fly on for business, and I'm therefore kind of at the mercy of my work schedule. Plus, my current project is close enough to drive to, so I'm not flying at all lately. --Tysto 16:58, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi, it's been a few months since I've logged in to the commons here. I haven't had a lot of pic taking time, so I actually just got your message about the courthouse. Looks great. But if you're interested in that, you might also like to see this Image:DeRidderJail.jpg. That's the really interesting one. I have a bunch of pics of it from different angles and inside as well. Just showing off my pics and thought you might be interested. --DanielCD 17:18, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi! I love what you did with the picture i uploaded of the temple in Esztergom. what program did you use to enchance the picture? I could use one like this at home! Thanks! Villy 02:34, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I happen to use Paint Shop Pro because it's inexpensive and I've been upgrading to new versions for several years. Photoshop Elements is the other popular inexpensive image editing software, especially for those who may eventually upgrade to Photoshop. --Tysto 02:51, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi Überraschungsbilder; sorry you don't like the result. I've played with it again and I can't satisfy myself. The original is rather low resolution, and I'm afraid that any enhancement of contrast is likely to emphasize the JPEG artifacting. If you don't have a higher resolution version to upload, please feel free to revert. --Tysto 01:13, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

I really really hate you. Tell me that I've uploaded pictures that i dont own the rights to. Well i do own the rights ot them and i will use them wherever and whenever i damn well want to. You are complete cock. If you are going to do that i hope you will die very, very soon. —the preceding unsigned comment is by193.63.87.227 (talk • contribs)

I don't know who you are, and I don't know what this is in reference to. All images on Commons must be freely licensed and be marked as such. If I have marked one of your images as not having a license, you are free to assign a license and explain that you personally shot the photo or otherwise own all the rights to its reproduction. --Tysto 17:53, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

I came across your work via this image of the Fifth Third Bank building. Nice work. How did you get that angle on the building? I like your project of doing arial photos, that's wise and a good idea. Keep up the great work! 66.81.17.5 04:24, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I shot the 5/3 from the observation deck on top of Carew Tower. You can see more pics from that set on my Web page article "Postcards from the 48 1/2th floor". --Tysto 14:58, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

You said: "I believe that the purpose of an encyclopedia is to document everything that is notable, not everything that is true. I believe that non-notable articles hurt Wikipedia's performance, confuse casual users, and make it harder for people to find genuinely valuable information." Is your article about flying pigs genuinely valuable information? I'd like to know why :) Nothing personal of course, and by the way, I am not a deletionist

I'd say it just qualifies, given that it's a common expression and has several touchpoints of cultural significance. I mean, hey, there are statues of them in Cincinnati, and Pink Floyd has giant balloons of them. They obviously have some notability. --Tysto 00:33, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi Tysto, I'm working on a webpage for a non-profit group in Cincinnati. I would like to use some of your photos of Cincinnati. According to Creative Commons Attribution 2.0: Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor. On your photo of the Roebling bridge for example you don't give any instructions. Can I just mention your name as the photographer?--Morphaeous 15:43, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi, Morphaeous-- I've had several requests to use my photos for projects from my site (Tysto.com) and this site. I always allow them to be used freely and for any purpose by anyone. For that reason, I've been putting public domain tags on all my Wiki Commons photos for months but I think the Roebling Suspension Bridge was one of the first, so I'll change it. I appreciate the offer of a photo credit, tho; something like "photo by Derek Jensen" is appropriate but by no means necessary. --Tysto 20:51, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll let you know after I put them up. Its for the L’Alliance Française de Cincinnati (French Alliance of Cincinnati)--Morphaeous 02:42, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

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The photo is clearly labeled "Photo shot by Derek Jensen (Tysto)." If you had checked the history, you would have seen that an anon user obviously vandalized the PD-Self license. I have restored it now. --Tysto 15:40, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Hey Tysto! I nominated Image:B25-mitchell-assembly.jpg for featured pic status on the English Wikipedia. It exceeds all the featured pic requirements and I hope it passes. I'll keep you posted. =) Jumping cheese 10:07, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

I have a question regarding the picture. The infobox indicates that the source of the pic is [2], but the pic on the website seems extremely muddy, compared to the pic you uploaded. Did you download the TIFF file and clean-up the pic? Thanxs. =) Jumping cheese 06:32, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

The source link goes to a somewhat crummy large thumbnail. The very large TIFF is available by link on that page. I did slightly modify the photo to brighten it, but I don't claim any rights based on that. --Tysto 15:55, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

You've made very nice photos of Jersey City, especially the nightshot of the Pavonia/Newport business center. Even thought its accross teh river from Greenwich Village, Pavonia Newport center looks better then some places in Washington, DC. GK tramrunner229 02:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Hello Derek Jensen. We would like to publish this image of "Youth soccer in small town, Indiana, USA" in a Sociology textbook. Would you please contact me at jillenge@yahoo.com for details? I would like to obtain your permission to publish this photo. Thank you. -Jill

These photo's were taken by me and I don't take kindly to people editing them. Do it agian and I will retouch your face, with a crowbar.

Wiki is all about collaboration. All photos must have a free license precisely so other users edit them to better serve Wiki projects. If you think my changes didn't improve the image, you can revert them. Also, if you don't indicate what photos you're talking about, I obviously won't avoid your images later. --Tysto 05:18, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

"List of Ohio county name etymologies—This is a featured list for Godssake. I'm not saying the information is worthless; it should just be put into each county's page. Who's going to do this for every county in America, much less Ireland, the UK, Canadian provinces, every other damn country in the world? It's ridiculous."

you know there is a list like this for every state now. Some are under construction though

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dear Tysco, I liked your picture which i find very interesting. I blogged about it (see here). I am not entirely familiar with license, would you want me to state the author (I've put a link to Commons so far), let me know. --Diligent 11:52, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

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My employer, the Indiana Historical Society, based in Indianapolis, would like to use this aerial image of Wabash in print and digital publications being created as a free supplemental textbook for Indiana high school students. The release dated is slated for 2014. I understand that you have placed this image in the public domain. What should we include in the credit line for the image? Rosalina523 (talk) 15:48, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

This has got to be the worst photograph that I have ever seen of this building! While there is some artistic merit in the use of perspective to redefine reality and cause us to think about what it is that we are actually seeing, this representation of the building totally distorts its immensity. Great work getting it on the U.S. Steel page as the only representation of the building on it! No wonder people mock the wiki. Thanks! 12:32, 19 June 2014 (UTC) Rob Pommer